Public Library For Union Co, serving an area of 36,000 residents, has a collection of 69,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,470 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 1,100 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 16 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $96,000. Patrons make 180,000 visits annually, and check out materials 189,000 times. Forty-four percent of all check-outs are children's materials.